Telegram-herald., 1887-04-24
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opastt1.--You srs "a ssod a. shos1s 1g ioss
Nsf.c.--l coald I1leFsfsl 1eta-su F1u al
feos -ots. u so'i.t - .se Plppss tslifinF
epa--f fau as <ssn. mf L1l1. soa are ksee-
sat- soala 60 you slo4nlas - ta2s 90
oyA-srll ssHsr and ~oEse
za--s0 gau alasi ,.ke y8aF hssbsndz
iAs csoAkL4x fafcn t0ta oelsos of ssgeuxs
--xtagss<f a 1s Fsas.
OoLISa : feeble Nnsn appled
% a man who sxears az the weather.
By tbs ( mean ordinary. common
place Hsafhsf-sven the vill4lnoas
weather that prevails About three -fourths Of
the ysar ia Michigan. Bas tue fataous
fool Who would sEsas at tao unseasonable
weather that has prevailed for the rast few
DAYS - not only a. idlct. bnt be IS an 0af
and = i0boeEnosL Not oaiy hsz 10 been in
suspicious. inconsonant. inconvsnient and
insECtsabie. bgt ir has also been intolerabls,
insufefa0ls snt indecent. Indeed. taking
one consideration with another. l believe
Il has been snconlrovertaoiy impregnated
with all tae innumerable lis that fesh IS
heir and air To, and that it has been incom-
para5iy ths nos. iadefensi5le. iudescribably
the most infectOasiy iaiernI and
incarnAteiy TIE most iuamous biz
OF weather We have seen this
many . season. IN flel, the weather
has been abomnaols, hatsfal detessable,
sxscra5le, disastrous. dspioss5ie. d-ia5oli-
aI.-snd yet. good airs. would not swear
a 4. BAT II believed that Chief signal Oh
Ger Greedy. o. any other mortal. was in any
say responsible for Il, would be glad 10
bad lYncning party and hang him % the
nrst iOre-yard arm, OF three yard arm, for
that matter, that could De found. Now,
gentlemen, you that planned that Hstle
fishing party % Reeds Lake yesterday. il
TIE above does not suit you 20 up some
long. dark alley and enjoy the great Amsri-
can custom OF expecforation and profanity
Ifyou can not DO justice % the case. hunt
up a copy OF -rristram shandy" and read
aloud the recommendation. But don't.
beg OF you. sirs, don't swear at the weather.
Speaking Of the weather. / saw = wagon
drive up to the sportmans emporium
across shs way yesterday. with about seven
teen cords Of cane fish poles. And those
dsh poles we're unloade1 in the midst Of q
binding snowstorm. Ugh Ga, well those
poles VIII pull many a silYery. shiny.
scsly deni-en OF ths waters from pool and
lake and river, before the snow falls again.
Are you going after trout nsxt Sunday? If
so. leave your name and address at the
rELxssAN-HERALD Office in order that il
may bs spelled correctly. The reporters
have you on the Est. Won't the farmers
be happy. hersabouts' know
one Old fellow who has his
blundsrbuss loaded with beans to the
mgzzle. aud viii guard his stream with six
bUildogs sad bloodhound. but ewill lose
some Of his trout nevertheless. providing.
OF course. the ice Is not TOO thick.
Long ago there rsed % be an idsa that the
hing could do % wrong. and suppose that
scattered here and there over America. the
land Of ths f-es. there are people who be-
iieve that Congress can do no wrong. And
perhaps these same persons will contend
that such a stupii sld idiotic piece of Isgis-
lstion 81 toe Higher Rate Freight act. with
al. its train Of evils and upsesting Of estab-
Hsh-d methods Of business. il perfectly
right. and that In the end it viii result in
general good. I have little patience TO
write Of 70 discuss or % consider the Inter-
STATE C0mmercs bill. csndidly confess
that sm not equsl 70 The task Of compre-
hsnding. even if / had the perseverance, 70
study t. Alter what little have been able
% read and hear for and against It. the fact
still remains ths, freight rates into and ont
Of fGrand Rapids are increased from i1y 70
two hundred per cent It is possible that
the bill viii benefit Wauksgan. Wis. or
Bumps Corners in Connsclicnt. bat am
doing business in Grand Rapids Michigan.
and the TEIrssA,f- Hxstrn Is interested in
rs development We tso,g that The III con
sijsred and idiotic bill viii iniure the busi-
ness interests OF this city il it is carried
ont 70 the letter In TIE first
place ws did not need any such
legislation. The g-hesded senator Who
fsthersd the Bin. Reagan Of Texas, lives IN
sGrsnEef state. de knew i1st enough to
know th-t II he could &c, such bill passed
By Congress - be wss tnen in the House
tnst his Granger constituents would xlorif-
him as he enemy of railroads and send
him to the senate They did it and the
Rsassn-Cullom infamy was patched NJ
and passed..
The fact = this countrv has too much leg
islation, too many isws anf too many men
strEgUlicx - make lsvs. rrsie. ike va
ter. VII ind its isvel. 81 uc are 70 restrain
tra.ie and restrain individual Effort Why
not ai7pt Henry Gsorxs as
The Father of bis Country aui elevate all
he socialists srd anar hiHsf T believe
thev shouid he eievstel sf he sri %
rups. nas the really funnv thing sbous
this whole H,n Ter state Csr-usroe business
les ~ ths scr thas befsrs the bnf vas
rsssei thousands Of farmsrs ard raen Who
wsre shipping eiaiost fcur - fse thousand
reunds 81 tfsix'it eac1 yeas we're hovlin<
berause tae railrcads were eobbiIoe up one
thiri Of AZ Ire rsa.sh n the country. The
new Iav gives them--or st east they take
is-ths opportunity - gobbie rom sro to
three timss mere han taeY Gid.
Go tcf fst C0nErsss snacs that 10 rssn
shs.l cave racre thaa q dazsn ounces af
brain and "a man Be suspected of having